Category: Music Interview

Chuck D: “Public Enemy, Run DMC and Beastie Boys on one track was a utopian moment for me”

Chuck D: “Public Enemy, Run DMC and Beastie Boys on one track was a utopian moment for me”

“They aren’t being charged?” asks Chuck D, frustration ringing in his voice. It’s early on Wednesday afternoon in California, where…

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Judas Priest’s Rob Halford on his brutally honest autobiography – and encouraging a dialogue around abuse

Judas Priest’s Rob Halford on his brutally honest autobiography – and encouraging a dialogue around abuse

Known as the Metal God (a sobriquet which he has trademarked), Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford has spent over 50…

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Leah Weller on new music and finding her voice: “My dad wasn’t super thrilled with my Marilyn Manson era”

Leah Weller on new music and finding her voice: “My dad wasn’t super thrilled with my Marilyn Manson era”

Leah Weller has had a busy few months. Managing to write and release debut single ‘Change’ back in April despite…

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Sløtface share new single ‘Doctor’ and tell us about their new acoustic album and covering Sophie-Ellis Bextor

Sløtface share new single ‘Doctor’ and tell us about their new acoustic album and covering Sophie-Ellis Bextor

Norwegian political punks Sløtface were just over a month into the release of their acclaimed second album ‘Sorry For The…

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Michael Kiwanuka on his Hyundai Mercury Prize win: “It’s definitely encouraged me to keep dreaming big”

Michael Kiwanuka on his Hyundai Mercury Prize win: “It’s definitely encouraged me to keep dreaming big”

Michael Kiwanuka was tonight crowned the winner of the Hyundai Mercury Prize 2020 for his third studio album, ‘KIWANUKA.’ In a five…

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Royal Blood tell us about ‘Trouble’s Coming’ and their new album: “We’re seeing in colour for the first time”

Royal Blood tell us about ‘Trouble’s Coming’ and their new album: “We’re seeing in colour for the first time”

“This track was a really pivotal moment for us,” Royal Blood frontman Mike Kerr tells NME about the band’s long-awaited…

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Lanterns On The Lake on the Hyundai Mercury Prize: “Politics seeps into the music”

Lanterns On The Lake on the Hyundai Mercury Prize: “Politics seeps into the music”

Ahead of the winner being announced tonight, Lanterns On The Lake‘s Hazel Wilde has spoken to NME about their nomination…

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Corey Taylor: ‘If I can wear a mask for a two hour Slipknot show, people can wear one for five minutes in a grocery store’

Corey Taylor: ‘If I can wear a mask for a two hour Slipknot show, people can wear one for five minutes in a grocery store’

It’s almost 20 years since Corey Taylor – he of Slipknot and Stone Sour fame – opined ‘People = Shit’….

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Anna Meredith on her Hyundai Mercury Prize nomination: “It’s taken me a while to have the balls to write like this”

Anna Meredith on her Hyundai Mercury Prize nomination: “It’s taken me a while to have the balls to write like this”

Before the winner of this year’s Hyundai Mercury Prize is announced, acclaimed Scottish composer Anna Meredith spoke to NME about…

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American roots star Pokey LaFarge picks the best country artists you’ve never heard of

American roots star Pokey LaFarge picks the best country artists you’ve never heard of

Not content with releasing his eighth studio album ‘Rock Bottom Rhapsody’, this year singer-songwriter Pokey LaFarge also made his movie…

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